Choose three words from your Words Their Way list. When you choose the words, look up the root of each word (Go to the Sandburg Website, - Teacher Pages - Technology - Reading - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes) and write down the root's meaning. After that, find 5 additional words that have the same root.
My word: Earliest
Root: Early
Meaning: Before the usual or appointed time; ahead of time.
Related Words: Earlier, earth, eat, eats, eaten.
My word: Kinder
Root: Kind
Meaning: indulgent, considerate, or helpful.
Related Words: Kindest, kindly, kindle, kin, kinsmen.
My word: Cleaner
Root: Clean
Meaning: Free from dirt, unspoiled, unstained.
Related Words: Cleanest, cleaning, neat, immaculate, cleansed.
My word: Earliest
Root: Early
Meaning: Before the usual or appointed time; ahead of time.
Related Words: Earlier, earth, eat, eats, eaten.
My word: Kinder
Root: Kind
Meaning: indulgent, considerate, or helpful.
Related Words: Kindest, kindly, kindle, kin, kinsmen.
My word: Cleaner
Root: Clean
Meaning: Free from dirt, unspoiled, unstained.
Related Words: Cleanest, cleaning, neat, immaculate, cleansed.